The ringing:

This morning was the best since the end of May. Considering the low numbers this spring (except March) we cannot call it a wild day. But a hvid day: Two White Wagtails “Hvid Vipstjert” went in the nets, a young 1K bird and probably one of his parents, which already had a ring on.

1K White Wagtail "Hvid Vipstjert"...

 

...and parent.

Also, two Great Spotted Woodpeckers “Stor Flagspætte”, Henrik and I each had one.

Great Spotted Woodpecker "Stor Flagspætte"

In the closing round, Henrik got a Thrush Nightingale “Nattergal”. So there were some nice species in the nets today and it was not a boring morning.

 

The moths:

Finally, a warm and sunny morning, how it is supposed to be in June and she is complaining? Just a little, but yes, because I feel like the warmth makes the moth quite flighty so I think there were two that might have been new and that escaped before I could take a picture. But still, I was happy with the moths this morning, especially about one new for me, that I was hoping to catch: Pterophorus pentadactyla “Hvidt fjermøl”.

Pterophorus pentadactyla “Hvidt fjermøl”

 

Some of the moths camouflage very well on wood so I sometimes put them on the firewood in the garden. When I came with one of the moths, I saw a tail coming out under the bark of a log. Carefully, I lifted the bark, there was a lizard underneath, which did not seem to bother much. I took some very close pictures until putting the bark back again. It was of the species Zootoca vivipara “Skovfirben” not rare, but nice.

Zootoca vivipara “Skovfirben”

The same with the beetle, Dorcus parallelipedus “Bøghjort”, that was sitting on our wall today.

Dorcus parallelipedus “Bøghjort”

Jasper came back to the station today after spending a nice weekend with his sister and her boyfriend, who came to Denmark on holiday.

People: Jasper Mosman, Hans Lind, Signe Gartig, Henrik Jørgensen, Hanelie Sidhu